FREEDOMWORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- FREEDOMWORKS INC (EIN 52-1349353)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-06-12
- IRS object ID
- 201211649349300001
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
- Return header
- Form 990
- Schedule B
- Schedule C
- Schedule D
- Schedule G
- Schedule I
- Schedule J
- Schedule L
- Schedule O
- Schedule R
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-06-12T00:12:52-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 582676261 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Rogers & Company PLLC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Vienna | City |
| State | VA | State |
| ZIP Code | 22182 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 521349353 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | FreedomWorks Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | FREE | NameControl |
| Phone | 2027833870 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 400 North Capitol Street NW No 765 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20001 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Matt Kibbe | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Phone | 2027833870 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2012-06-11 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Nicole M Simon CPA | Name |
| PTIN | P01315245 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7038930300 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2012-06-12 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Matt Kibbe | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 400 North Capitol Street NW No 765 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20001 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 10061232 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Web Site | www.freedomworks.org | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1984 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | DC | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | FreedomWorks recruits, educates, trains and mobilizes grassroots activists to advance the ideas of lower taxes, less government and more freedom. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 6 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 4 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 72 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 1500000 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 0 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 9128652 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 9991964 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 2459 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 155 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 119129 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 53663 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 9250240 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 10045782 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 900040 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 1388722 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 2230561 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 138494 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 66454 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 721802 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 6036778 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 4466543 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 7563994 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 7663598 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 1686246 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 2382184 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 3938063 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 7089540 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 417751 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 1187944 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 3520312 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 5901596 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Mission Description | Public policy, advocacy and educational organization that focuses on fiscal and economic issues. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 1545651 | Expense |
| Description | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Government Affairs: To include traditional media outreach, through TV and radio interviews, opinion editorials, and online/new media outreach through blogging, social networking, paid advertising, and development of activist networking platform. Track legislation on Capitol Hill, analyze bills and alert FreedomWorks members when issues of interest become relevant. Publish voting records of Congress on key votes. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 723449 | Expense |
| Description | Strategic Planning and Research: Strategic development, planning and research on various programs aimed at promoting consumer-focused economic policies in both domestic and international economic markets including, regulatory policy, fiscal policy, health care policy, tax policy and energy and environmental policies and other mission related issues. | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 1514575 | Expense |
| Description | Public Education: Use of various media, including mail, email, imbedded programming and other means to advocate, promote, educate, train, equip and mobilize our members about limited government at the local, state and federal level. | Description |
Activity Other ActivityOther (2 entries)
| ExpenseExpense | DescriptionDescription | GrantsGrants |
|---|---|---|
| 1487421 | Grassroots Mobilization: Training, equipping and mobilizing our members across the country to advocate for limited government at the local, state and federal level. | |
| 1075176 | Political Campaign Activities: Provide service center for grassroots activists to help elect limited government conservatives to elected office. Engages in campaigns in support of candidates who support a pro-freedom agenda. | 900000 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Other Program Service Exp | 2562597 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp |
| Total Of Other Program Service Grnt | 900000 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt |
| Total Program Service Expense | 6346272 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | 0 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 1 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 1 | PoliticalActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 1 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | 1 | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | 0 | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | 0 | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | 1 | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | 1 | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | 1 | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 0 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 1 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 0 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 1 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 1 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 0 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 1 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 1 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 1 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 1 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | 1 | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 61 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | 1 | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 72 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 1 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 6 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 4 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 0 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 1 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 1 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 1 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 1 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 1 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 1 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | 1 | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | 1 | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | 1 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 1 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 1 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
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| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | DC | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Organization | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 2027833870 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | Organizations address | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20001 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | Key EmployeeKeyEmployee | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon Richard K Armey | ||||||||
| Chairman | 20.00 | X | X | 309696 | 309696 | 0 | ||
| Hon James H Burnley | ||||||||
| Board Member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thomas Knudsen | ||||||||
| Board Member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Richard J Stephensen | ||||||||
| Board Member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matt Kibbe | ||||||||
| President & CEO | 18.00 | X | X | 122903 | 156422 | 18608 | ||
| Mary Albaugh | ||||||||
| Board Member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Judith Mulcahy | ||||||||
| VP of Operations/Treasurer | 20.00 | X | 96622 | 96622 | 14090 | |||
| Wayne Brough | ||||||||
| VP of Research/Secretary | 5.00 | X | 16298 | 131862 | 7818 | |||
| Adam Brandon | ||||||||
| VP Communications | 27.00 | 114420 | 55759 | 7051 | X | |||
| Mary Byrne | ||||||||
| VP of Membership/Marketing | 19.00 | 66940 | 75485 | 9618 | X | |||
| Max Pappas | ||||||||
| VP of Public Policy | 21.00 | 72578 | 64362 | 9822 | X | |||
| Richard Walker | ||||||||
| VP Political & Grassroots | 30.00 | 109145 | 34467 | 13592 | X | |||
| Dean Clancy | ||||||||
| VP Healthcare Policy/Legis. Counsel | 13.00 | 67730 | 137513 | 11341 | X | |||
| Charles Page | ||||||||
| Southeast Regional Director | 17.00 | 46249 | 61308 | 5538 | X | |||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 1022581 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 1123496 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 97478 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 4 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 1 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)
| Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City | StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode | Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Hagelin Communications & Marketi | |||||
| LLC4572 25th Rd North | Arlington | VA | 22207 | Advertising services | 1172790 |
| Stephen Clouse & Associates Inc | |||||
| 43538 Golden Meadow Circle | Ashburn | VA | 20147 | Direct Mail & Marketing Services | 419900 |
| Morgan Meredith & Associates | |||||
| 22780 Indian Creek Drive 100 | Dulles | VA | 20166 | Printing & Mailing of Direct Mail | 285862 |
| Terra Eclipse Inc | |||||
| 9043 Soquel Dr | Aptos | CA | 95003 | Website Design | 283743 |
| Direct Mail Marketing Group | |||||
| 22780 Indian Creek Drive 100 | Dulles | VA | 20166 | Mailing of Direct Mail | 219495 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 13 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| All Other Contributions | 9991964 | AllOtherContributions |
| Noncash Contributions | 16350 | NoncashContributions |
| Total Contributions | 9991964 | TotalContributions |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 813 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $813 | ExclusionAmount |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 49489 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 49489 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 14792 | Securities |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | 15450 | Securities |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | -658 | Securities |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | -658 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | -$658 | ExclusionAmount |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Other income | Description |
| Business Code | 900099 | BusinessCode |
| Total Revenue Column | 4174 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 4174 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 4174 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 10045782 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 53663 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $155 | ExclusionAmount |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 900040 | Total |
| Program Services | 900040 | ProgramServices |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 975803 | Total |
| Program Services | 762606 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 97880 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 115317 | Fundraising |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 957770 | Total |
| Program Services | 695775 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 140724 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 121271 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 31654 | Total |
| Program Services | 22971 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4666 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 4017 | Fundraising |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 150114 | Total |
| Program Services | 108936 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 22127 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 19051 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 115220 | Total |
| Program Services | 83614 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 16983 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 14623 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 302856 | Total |
| Program Services | 278474 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 12956 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 11426 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 165894 | Total |
| Program Services | 31891 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 134003 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 66454 | Total |
| Fundraising | 66454 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 238887 | Total |
| Program Services | 202330 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3579 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 32978 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 940162 | Total |
| Program Services | 927155 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 861 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 12146 | Fundraising |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1116904 | Total |
| Program Services | 849136 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 61552 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 206216 | Fundraising |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 504449 | Total |
| Program Services | 473484 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 19294 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 11671 | Fundraising |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 239222 | Total |
| Program Services | 167812 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 41035 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 30375 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 470717 | Total |
| Program Services | 420808 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2279 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 47630 | Fundraising |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 157356 | Total |
| Program Services | 123526 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 5108 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 28722 | Fundraising |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 127151 | Total |
| Program Services | 99152 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 15058 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 12941 | Fundraising |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 40228 | Total |
| Program Services | 28896 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 6094 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 5238 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | FundraisingFundraising | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication/production | 99558 | 82654 | 16904 | |
| Dues & registrations | 49680 | 30357 | 16612 | 2711 |
| Miscellaneous | 13479 | 4865 | 8614 | |
| Prof. fundraising alloc | 0 | 51790 | -51790 |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 7663598 | Total |
| Program Services | 6346272 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 595524 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 721802 | Fundraising |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Joint Costs | X | JointCosts |
Total Joint Costs TotalJointCosts
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1003178 | Total |
| Program Services | 722852 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 0 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 280326 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1610063 | BOY |
| EOY | 4123668 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 861826 | BOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 41856 | BOY |
| EOY | 78000 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 2804 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 349889 | BOY |
| EOY | 353084 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 1843506 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 763162 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 548852 | BOY |
| EOY | 1080344 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 8 | BOY |
| EOY | 5 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 525569 | BOY |
| EOY | 1451635 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3938063 | BOY |
| EOY | 7089540 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 334993 | BOY |
| EOY | 792607 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 82758 | BOY |
| EOY | 395337 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 417751 | BOY |
| EOY | 1187944 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3480312 | BOY |
| EOY | 5823596 | EOY |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 40000 | BOY |
| EOY | 78000 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3520312 | BOY |
| EOY | 5901596 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3938063 | BOY |
| EOY | 7089540 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXI |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 2382184 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Reconcilation Other Changes | -900 | ReconcilationOtherChanges |
| Info In Schedule O Part XII | X | InfoInScheduleOPartXII |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 1 | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | 1 | AuditCommittee |
| Financial Statement Consolidated | X | FinancialStatementConsolidated |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Political Expenditures | 1075176 | PoliticalExpenditures |
| Amt Expended For527 Activities | 175176 | AmtExpendedFor527Activities |
| Amt Of Internal Funds Contributed | 900000 | AmtOfInternalFundsContributed |
| Total Exmpt Function Expenditures | 1075176 | TotalExmptFunctionExpenditures |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | 1 | Form1120PolFiled |
Sec527 Pol Orgs Sec527PolOrgs
Name Of527 Organization NameOf527Organization
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | FreedomWorks for America | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20001 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 452737991 | EIN |
| Amt Pd From Internal Funds | 900000 | AmtPdFromInternalFunds |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantially All Dues Nondeduct | 1 | SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct |
| Only In House Lobbying | 0 | OnlyInHouseLobbying |
| Agree To Carryover Prior Year | 0 | AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear |
Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Organizations Direct and Indirect Political Campaign Activities: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part I-A, Line 1: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | FreedomWorks sponsors political committees and a SuperPAC. | Explanation |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 439008 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 47785 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 391223 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 1404498 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 715377 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 689121 | BookValue |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Book Value | 0 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 1080344 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Other Assets OtherAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Due from related organizations | Description |
| Book Value | 1451635 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Other Assets | 1451635 | TotalBookValueOtherAssets |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | AmountAmount |
|---|---|
| Deferred rent | $341,600 |
| Capital lease | $53,737 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 395337 | TotalOfAmounts |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part X: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | FreedomWorks had no significant uncertain tax positions for the year ended December 31, 2011. | Explanation |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Solicitations | X | MailSolicitations |
| Email Solicitations | X | EmailSolicitations |
| Phone Solicitations | X | PhoneSolicitations |
| In Person Solicitations | X | InPersonSolicitations |
| Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants | X | SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants |
| Agreement Ref Fundraising | 1 | AgreementRefFundraising |
Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (2 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | ActivityActivity | Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds | Gross ReceiptsGrossReceipts | Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor | Net To OrganizationNetToOrganization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearword Communication Group Inc | ||||||||
| 12841 Braemar Village Plaza 51 | Bristow | VA | 20136 | Direct Mail Creative Advice | 0 | 895060 | 49179 | 845881 |
| Stephen Clouse & Associates Inc | ||||||||
| 43538 Golden Meadow Circle | Ashburn | VA | 20147 | Creative Advice | 0 | 645081 | 17275 | 627806 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Gross Receipts | 1540141 | TotalGrossReceipts |
| Total Retained By Contractors | 66454 | TotalRetainedByContractors |
| Total Net To Organization | 1473687 | TotalNetToOrganization |
| Licensed States | AL | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | AK | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | AR | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | AZ | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | CA | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | CO | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | CT | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | FL | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | GA | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | HI | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | IL | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | KS | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | KY | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | LA | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | ME | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | MD | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | MA | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | MI | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | MN | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | MS | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | MO | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | NJ | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | NM | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | NY | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | NC | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | ND | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | OH | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | OK | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | OR | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | NH | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | PA | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | RI | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | SC | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | TN | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | UT | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | VA | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | WA | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | WV | LicensedStates |
| Licensed States | WI | LicensedStates |
Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Records Maintained | 1 | RecordsMaintained |
Recipient Table RecipientTable
Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | FreedomWorks For America Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 400 N Capitol Street NW STE 765 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20001 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN Of Recipient | 452737991 | EINOfRecipient |
| IRC Section | 527 | IRCSection |
| Amount Of Cash Grant | 900000 | AmountOfCashGrant |
| Purpose Of Grant | General Support of the Organization's mission. | PurposeOfGrant |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Nbr Of Other Organizations | 1 | TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations |
Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Procedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.: | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Part I, Line 2: | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Schedule I, Part I, Line 2: FreedomWorks reviews expenses to ensure they are in line with the proposed budget. | Explanation |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First Class Or Charter Travel | X | FirstClassOrCharterTravel |
| Travel For Companions | X | TravelForCompanions |
| Club Dues Or Fees | X | ClubDuesOrFees |
| Written Policy Re T And E Expenses | 1 | WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses |
| Substantiation Required | 1 | SubstantiationRequired |
| Compensation Committee | X | CompensationCommittee |
| Independent Consultant | X | IndependentConsultant |
| Form990 Of Other Organizations | X | Form990OfOtherOrganizations |
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | 0 | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | 0 | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | 0 | AnyNonFixedPayments |
| Initial Contract Exception | 0 | InitialContractException |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (8 entries)
| Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg | Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs | Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg | Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg | Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs | Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg | Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg | Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg | Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg | Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hon Richard K Armey | |||||||||||||
| 250000 | 250000 | 50000 | 50000 | 9696 | 9696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309696 | 309696 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Kibbe | |||||||||||||
| 117839 | 149977 | 440 | 560 | 4624 | 5885 | 5027 | 6397 | 3161 | 4023 | 131091 | 166842 | 0 | 0 |
| Judith Mulcahy | |||||||||||||
| 70955 | 70955 | 25500 | 25500 | 167 | 167 | 3000 | 3000 | 4045 | 4045 | 103667 | 103667 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Brough | |||||||||||||
| 16135 | 130547 | 110 | 890 | 53 | 425 | 495 | 4005 | 365 | 2953 | 17158 | 138820 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Brandon | |||||||||||||
| 86841 | 42175 | 27470 | 13530 | 109 | 54 | 3506 | 1727 | 1218 | 600 | 119144 | 58086 | 0 | 0 |
| Mary Byrne | |||||||||||||
| 66356 | 74826 | 470 | 530 | 114 | 129 | 2726 | 3074 | 1794 | 2024 | 71460 | 80583 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Walker | |||||||||||||
| 108248 | 34184 | 760 | 240 | 137 | 43 | 4561 | 1440 | 5769 | 1822 | 119475 | 37729 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Clancy | |||||||||||||
| 55740 | 113170 | 11880 | 24120 | 110 | 223 | 1733 | 3518 | 2010 | 4080 | 71473 | 145111 | 0 | 0 |
Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Reference | Part I, Line 1a | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | First-class Travel/Travel for companions: Richard Armey - pursuant to terms of contract, flies first-class for business trips and, at times, with companion. Social Club Dues: FreedomWorks pays for a social club for its President to conduct meetings and discuss business matters. | Explanation |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)
| RelationshipRelationship | Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction | Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction | Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dagny LLC | |||
| President's spouse is 100% owner | 30542 | Management consulting | 0 |
| Theresa Kibbe | |||
| President's spouse | 36390 | Senior Advisor | 0 |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)
| Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation | IdentifierIdentifier |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | FreedomWorks has members, which are all in the same class. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | According to FreedomWorks bylaws, one member of the Board of Trustees is to be elected by the members. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | All resolutions approved by the Board of Directors shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval within forty eight hours of the close of the meeting at which such resolutions are adopted, and such resolution shall become effective when approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees. The initial Board of Trustees of the Corporation was comprised of three individuals designated by the Organization. The Board of Trustees shall thereafter be composed of at least three individuals. Vacancies, as they occur on the Board of Trustees by resignation, removal, death, incapacity, or the like of one or more of the members thereof, shall be filled by act of a majority of the remaining trustees, except that one member of the Board of Trustees shall be elected by the members. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | A copy of the 990 was provided to the senior staff, general counsel, and reviewed by all Board members before it was filed. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | Governance and Ethics Policy is signed annually by the Board of Directors and employees. FreedomWorks directors and employees shall disclose annually to the Secretary any direct conflict between their own individual interests and those of FreedomWorks. If such conflict does exist, the director or employee shall provide the Secretary written notice of such relationship and shall refrain from attempting to exert any influence on FreedomWorks until the matter has been reviewed and resolved. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The process includes completion of an independent compensation study based on a compilation of competitive data representing similar organizations. This information is then presented to the compensation committee at a semi-annual Board meeting to discuss and vote on. This process includes compensation for the CEO and Chairman. The process for determining compensation of other officers or key employees of the organization is determined by the President. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18 | FreedomWorks makes its Form 1024 available upon request. FreedomWorks makes available a public disclosure copy of its Federal Form 990 upon request and is available on Guidestar. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | FreedomWorks makes its governing documents, certain policies (including conflict of interest policy) and financial statements available upon request based on discretion of management. | |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 5: | Net unrealized losses on investments: -900. | Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C: | FreedomWorks has an audit committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. | |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Column B | Hon. Richard K. Armey, Director, 20 hours per week Matt Kibbe, President & CEO, 22 hours per week Judith Mulcahy, VP of Operations/Treasurer, 20 hours per week Wayne Brough, VP of Research/Secretary, 35 hours per week Mary Byrne, VP of Membership/Marketing, 21 hours per week Max Pappas, VP of Public Policy, 19 hours per week Richard Walker, VP Political and Grassroots Campaigns, 10 hours per week Dean Clancy, VP of Healthcare Policy and Legislative Council, 27 hours per week Adam Brandon, VP Communications, 13 hours per week Charles Page, Southeast Regional Director, 23 hours per week | Average Hours Per Week on Related Organization: |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (9 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | EINEIN | Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities | Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState | Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection | Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus | Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1 | Controlled OrgControlledOrg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreedomWorks Foundation | ||||||||||
| 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | Washington | DC | 20001 | 521526916 | Research and education of consumer-focused economic policies. | DC | 501(c)(3) | 7 | Freedomworks | 1 |
| FreedomWorks PAC | ||||||||||
| 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | Washington | DC | 20001 | 522204395 | Political Action Committee | VA | 527 | Freedomworks | 1 | |
| Oregon FreedomWorks PAC | ||||||||||
| 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | Washington | DC | 20001 | 931305086 | Dormant and dissolved as of 12/31/2011. | OR | 527 | Freedomworks | 1 | |
| Taxpayer Defense Fund | ||||||||||
| 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | Washington | DC | 20001 | 412108993 | Dormant and dissolved as of 12/31/2011. | OR | 527 | Freedomworks | 1 | |
| FreedomWorks Issues PAC | ||||||||||
| 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | Washington | DC | 20001 | 611422667 | Dormant | DC | 527 | Freedomworks | 1 | |
| The FreedomWorks Fund | ||||||||||
| 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | Washington | DC | 20001 | 201381918 | Dormant | DC | 527 | Freedomworks | 1 | |
| CSE FreedomWorks Inc | ||||||||||
| 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | Washington | DC | 20001 | 521720193 | Dormant | DC | 501(c)(4) | Freedomworks | 1 | |
| League of Freedom Voters | ||||||||||
| 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | Washington | DC | 20001 | 521349353 | Dormant | DC | 527 | Freedomworks | 1 | |
| FreedomWorks for America | ||||||||||
| 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | Washington | DC | 20001 | 452737991 | Political Action Committee | DC | 527 | Freedomworks | 1 | |
Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV
Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Citizens for a Sound Economy Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 400 North Capitol Street NW 765 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20001 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 202810833 | EIN |
| Primary Activity | Dormant | PrimaryActivity |
| Legal Domicile State | DC | LegalDomicileState |
Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Freedomworks | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Type Of Entity | C | TypeOfEntity |
| Percentage Ownership | 1.00000 | PercentageOwnership |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties | 0 | ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org | 1 | GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org | 0 | GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg |
| Sale Of Assets To Other Org | 0 | SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg |
| Purchase Of Assets From Other Org | 0 | PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg |
| Exchange Of Assets | 0 | ExchangeOfAssets |
| Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs | 0 | RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs |
| Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs | 0 | RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services For Other Orgs | 1 | PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services By Other Orgs | 0 | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs |
| Sharing Of Facilities | 1 | SharingOfFacilities |
| Sharing Of Paid Employees | 1 | SharingOfPaidEmployees |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | 1 | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | 1 | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer To Other Org | 1 | OtherTransferToOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer From Other Org | 1 | OtherTransferFromOtherOrg |
Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (10 entries)
| Transaction TypeTransactionType | Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved | Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination |
|---|---|---|
| FreedomWorks Foundation | ||
| K | 743995 | Tracked directly |
| FreedomWorks Foundation | ||
| M | 340257 | Allocated based on space used |
| FreedomWorks Foundation | ||
| N | 1921007 | Allocated based on employee time |
| FreedomWorks Foundation | ||
| O | 200000 | Tracked directly |
| FreedomWorks Foundation | ||
| P | 4586000 | Tracked directly |
| Oregon FreedomWorks PAC | ||
| Q | 1989 | Tracked directly |
| Taxpayer Defense Fund | ||
| R | 1774 | Tracked directly |
| FreedomWorks Issues PAC | ||
| R | 11421 | Tracked directly |
| FreedomWorks for America | ||
| B | 900000 | Tracked directly |
| FreedomWorks for America | ||
| O | 58328 | Tracked directly |
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